The old saying 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' apparently remains good nutritional advice in 2013. The apple is one of the top 10 power foods.

Written by

Richard Poffenbaugh
CentralOhio.com columnist

According to a study from The Ohio State University, "Eating an apple a day may help you keep the cardiologist away."

Human nutritionist Robert DiSilvestro, at Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, has good news for middle-aged adults who like apples: Those who ate an apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 percent blood levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol.

He found daily apple consumption was significantly more effective at lowering LDL than other choices, such as green tea and tomato extract. ...